Today, we will be leaving our hotel and getting back to reality. Bill is going up the mast to make some repairs that happened on our way here. We will prepare for our new crew who is arriving on Thurs. Andrew will be with us again for the short hop to Reunion. He is a great crew and pops in to do any task required. He puts Matt and I on the spot to measure up! His added knowledge is always appreciated.
Matt is off with friends he has made on the World ARC for a few days in a house they have all rented on the beach. They will have great fun I am sure! He hopes to make some dives there too.
I am trying to get together a group of us to do the underwater walk. They have these excursions on many resorts and is an alternative to a dive. You get to see all the underwater scenery without the need of being diver certified. Perhaps we will get the fun pictures of the event.
The going up the mast adventure is to replace the two-part purchase block that is bent and chipped. This was due to pulling the spinnaker up a little to far into the exit block when we hoisted the spinnaker. We wondered why the spinnaker had a hard time coming down and then we found this block all mangled! We were glad we got the 'bag of terror down' and safely stowed without damage.
Rosemary, Bill and Matt